Upcoming Events


From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.

  • Halloween in Bristol

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

     Bristol continues its tradition of Halloween festivities this year on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Kicking off with Pumpkin Palooza at Downtown Center, children will be able to select and decorate free pumpkins beginning at 9am.   A change in schedule from years passed, the sidewalks will be filled with costumed kids and families for Trick-or-Treating

  • Bristol: Art D’Vine

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Art D’Vine Returns for September First Friday in Historic Downtown Bristol On Friday, September 6, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., downtown will be filled with art lovers as several galleries and some local favorites join together to host another Art D’Vine event! This art walk offers patrons the chance to gain after-hours access

  • Star-Spangled Independence Day Celebration

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Believe in Bristol is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Star-Spangled Independence Day Celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2024. This year's event promises to be bigger and better than ever, featuring a wide array of family-friendly activities, live music, and another dazzling fireworks display to close out the evening’s festivities.   The

  • Bristol: Art D’Vine

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Art D’Vine Returns for April First Friday in Historic Downtown Bristol On Friday, April 5, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., downtown will be filled with art lovers and connoisseurs, as several galleries and some local favorites join together to host another Art D’Vine event! This art walk offers patrons the chance to gain

  • Bristol: March Madness

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Believe in Bristol Presents “March Madness,” Part of First Friday Event Series Bristol, TN/VA (February 23, 2024) — On Friday, March 1, 2024, Downtown Bristol businesses will host their own version of March Madness presented by Believe in Bristol! This collaboration of downtown businesses offers patrons the chance to play hoops in a number of

  • Believe in Bristol Presents Sip’n’Stroll

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Bristol, TN/VA (January 26, 2024) — On Friday, February 2, 2024, Downtown Bristol businesses will host their second First Friday event of the year: Sip’n’Shop! Guests of this month’s First Friday event are invited to indulge in an evening of romance and retail therapy. Each participating business will offer a complimentary beverage tasting and one-night

  • Bristol: Downtown Cocoa Crawl

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    On Friday, January 5, 2024, Downtown Bristol businesses will boast their best chocolatey concoctions with a Cocoa Crawl presented by Believe in Bristol!  This collaboration of downtown businesses offers patrons the chance to get a taste of a variety of hot cocoa or cocoa themed offerings up and down State Street and surrounding areas. As

  • A Holiday Tradition in Historic Downtown Bristol: 43rd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting with Inaugural Winter Carnival

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    November 20, 2023 (Bristol VA/TN) - Bristol’s 43rd Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting is set for Sunday, November 26, 2023 on Cumberland Street in Historic Downtown Bristol. The event showcases the site’s 30-foot Douglas Fir, lit this season with over 13,000 twinkling LED lights and surrounded by twenty-five live trees decorated by community members as part

  • Downtown Bristol: Annual Christmas Open House

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Historic Downtown Bristol as Believe in Bristol welcomes the holiday season with the Annual Christmas Open House on Monday, November 20, 2023, from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Come kick off the holiday season with merriment and good cheer! The Open House has traditionally been a